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Hadleigh has joined twitter!

Do you have tiwitter? Along with the very popular 'Hadleigh, Essex' facebook page which has been established for almost four years, Hadleigh has now joined twitter! Check us out by clicking the icon at the top of this page, searching "hadleighessex on twitter or by clicking here

The new Hadleigh Morrisons store opens!

Courtesy of www.morrisons.co.uk

Today (Wednesday 25th January) the new Morrisons supermarket opened in the central Hadleigh shopping area. The new Morrisons store is 40% larger than the previous store and boasts new features such as self-service checkouts. The fruit and vegetable, electronics, stationary and gardening have the most prominent improved selections althogh the rest of the store has greatly improved also. The west entrance/exit to Morrisons has feature windows with Hadleigh-relevant artwork such as Hadleigh Castle and St James the Less church. The new Morrisons is now fully open as is the pavement previously closed due to works. A 'tunnel' has been created to enable customers to safely travel between the new store and the car park whilst the old store will be demolished. The old store area will provide extra parking along with existing parking which will go up to the store as before. This site fully supports the new Morrisons build and feels that it will provide an important part of the Hadleigh itself and the regeneration project.

What do you think?Have your say in the poll to the right and for comments, please use the option named "Other" >

Posted 25/01/2012

Looking good!

Another new design for the website! Click on the image to enlarge.What do you think? Vote here>

CostCutter have moved in!

The discount chain CostCutter have now started moving in to the old Woolworths shop unit in Hadleigh town centre. Shelves and refrigerators are already installed and the new shop is expected to open within two weeks. Posted 16.08.11

Unofficial News: The old WOOLWORTHS building is let!

Unofficial news tells www.hadleigh-essex.co.uk that the old Woolworths shop unit is set to be turned into another branch of low cost foods and cosmetics. The chain discount shop 'CostCutter' are said to have 'let' the old Woolworths shop unit. What do you think of this? >

We're In 'Viewpoint' Magazine!

This website is featured in the May edition of Castle Point Council's 'viewpoint' magazine! The website's article spreads down the whole A4 page and includes details of the site's past, aims, administrator and future happenings. Please thake the time to read the 'viewpoint' magazine, which if you live in Castle Point, should be through your letter box within the next few weeks!

Morrisons.

At last! Morrisons has finally bordered of the perimeter of their new site. Lets hope the work goes well and we get out new store as soon as possible!

Posted 01.05.11

Plans for the Crown

Castle Point Council has announced the former Crown pub could be turned into a cinema as part of the Hadleigh Regeneration plans. The area in and around the former pub is the focus point for the regeneration plan. Two boutique cinema firms have approached the authority expressing an interest in the building. Other plans include turning the site Posted 06.03.11 into a family restaurant.

A new place to sit.

A new bench has been placed outside the recently renovated toilet block of Rectory Road, Hadleigh (opposite Choice). There was a bench in it's place before the new toilet block, but it is only now that it has been replaced. The bench is central to two plant 'boxes' either side. Both the plant containers and the bench have a Hadleigh Castle logo printed on them.

Posted 17.02.11

A New shop, and a re-opening one. All in a month!

We have a lot of new things in Hadleigh at the moment! We have a new old-style sweet shop in place of the oldest nail parlour on the high street (opposite Lidl) and The Royals News And Convenience is opening "any day next week" as said by the owner. It will be fantastic to see The Royals open again as it shut last August!

Works have begun!

At last! Works on the Royals Convenience Store have started. The fire happened on the 27th August 2010 and has been shut since. Read the article in the middle of this page for how it happened. The shop is expected to open late January/Early Feburary. It will be nice to see it open and busy like it was before. The shop was always a thriving business, especially in the afternoon school rush.

A New Hadleigh

Image from CastlePoint Standard website.

FROM THE CASTLE POINT STANDARD's WEBSITE:

"MAJOR high street chains are needed to help make a planned revamp of Hadleigh town centre succeed.The detailed proposals include closing off London Road to through traffic and creating a new town square in front of St James the Less Church.Con Donovan, owner of town centre discount giant Choice, spoke after the Castle Point Regeneration Partnership unveiled plans to overhaul Hadleigh’s main shopping area.They would also see up to 25 new shops created in the town, but Mr Donovan believes they need to be filled by major chain stores.He said: “At the moment Hadleigh is full of little newsagents but we need to attract more professional retailers.“I’m not knocking small businesses, I think they’re good, but they’re not the reason people go shopping.“Hadleigh is dying at the moment. If it is going to become a major destination then it needs the big boys on board.”Hadleigh currently boasts three major supermarket chains – Morrisons, Lidl and Iceland – and Morrisons is planning to expand its London Road store.Woolworths, in London Road, closed at the beginning of 2009 and has remained empty since.Mr Donovan added that Hadleigh had a real opportunity if planners got the regeneration plans right.He said: “It’s a great location, it’s right on the A13 smack bang in the middle of Thundersley, Benfleet, andLeigh.“We could even attract shoppers from Rayleigh.“This a great opportunity. Let’s stop talking about it and get on with it.”Mark Evershed, chairman of the Castle Point Regeneration Partnership, said more than 300 retailers had been sounded out to see if they were interested in coming to Hadleigh.He added: “There certainly was enthusiasm among some of these firms, but they told us Hadleigh’s environment needs to improve if they were to invest.“That’s why creating a town square and reducing traffic in London Road is so important to us.The partnership is made up of Castle Point Council, Essex County Council and others.The town centre plans are set to take at least five years to take shape.The partnership expects the majority of funding to come from the private sector."

Posted 16.12.10

Snow!

As everyone in Essex already knows, there was at least 4 inches of snow that covered us all today. This led to over 200 schools being closed. The weather is set to effect us for the next couple of days as met office warnings for heavy snow and icy roads are on "be prepared" orane levels.SEND IN YOUR PICTURES OF THE SNOW!Photo@hadleigh-essex.co.ukPlease state your name in the email.Posted 30.11.10

Don't Rubbish Hadleigh!

We should not have to see rubbish by the side of roads and pavements. If you see someone throwing rubbish out of cars or on the floor, tell them, USE THE BINS! The rubbish is an eyesore and will deter tourists.IT NEEDS TO STOP! Know who dropped the rubbish? Put them to shame! email info@hadleigh-essex.co.uk and say "LITTER" followed by their name. Please be honestLITTERERS:- If you're name was listed, and you (honestly) didnt drop rubbish, email info@hadleigh-essex.co.uk and say "LITTERNAME"

Hadleigh Regeneration Shop

New to Hadleigh, a shop to help the Regeneration of Hadleigh. There is a focused area (most of which being the high street) that is supposed to be 'regenerated'. Visit the Regeneration website for more info. http://heartinhadleigh.org.uk/

Southend/Canvey Oil Slick

A clean up has taken place after a couple of hundred gallons of oil spilled from the GRANDE AMERICA container ship. The oil stretched 4 miles long. The GRANDE AMERICA is at Tilbury docks under investigation, although it is said to be due to pipe damage. Southend, Shoebury and Canvey Island beaches are affected. It is advised not to use the beaches and if on a beach - avoid seaweed as oil clings on to it.

Posted 21/09/10

ROYALS TURNED SMOKEY!

Last night (Friday 27th) and early this morning (Saturday 28th) The Royals Convinience Store had masses of smoke spewing from the building. The fire fighters were there within minuites and in the end there were three fire engines and three police vehicles and main head office vehicles. The smoke was around for two hours. The fire caused half of church road to have no electricity so everyone came up to the building to have a look. Eventually the Royals owners came, and a little while after the choice managers. Today (Saturday 28th), All shops along that section of rectory road appart from Choice remain SHUT. The fire was supposed to be caused by an electrical fault outside the building.To enlarge any image in this article, Just click on it.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!

Posted 28/08/10 PICTURES IN THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN COPYWRIGHTED

Olympic Mountain Biking Track In Construction

Work on Hadleigh's olympic event is looking like it's taking shape on the hills of the Salvation Army farm. Works on the 5km track began earlier this summer and can be clearly seen from The main hill of Hadleigh Castle ond on the way to London on the c2c railway line. The steep, hilly and muddy land seems perfect for a mountain biking track. The track is the shape of a figure of 8 (a very large one). The two day Olympic event will be on Saturday the 11th of August 2012 and Sunday the 12th of August, bringing tens of thousands of spectators and tourists to Hadleigh.

There is a planned 'practice day' meant to happen some time in 2011 which will show the road closures and walking routes that will be shut when the Olympics happen in 2012.

Posted 24/08/10

Country Park Gets Green Flag

Hadleigh Country Park got a green flag award for its high standards. Hadleigh Country Park overlooks the Thames Estuary, it has 152 hectares making it one of the largest Country Parks in Essex. The site will host the 2012 London Olympics mountain biking event along with Hadleigh Farm.

Bigger, Better Store

The Morrisons store in hadleigh have revealed their plans for the new store that will be built on the old Lookers site. The new store will be 40% bigger than the current one and the land where the current store is will become more car parking.

Need A Loo?

The new, refurbished toilet block in Hadleigh's Rectory Road is NOW OPEN!. Works began about two - three weeks ago and have just finished on the week commencing 5/7/10. They are alot better than the previous ones so lets keep our fingers crossed that they dont get vandalised!